Theme Of Violence In Disney Movies

Disney’s lack of violence tricks parents into believing that Disney films are safe for children to watch. Thought some might say that parents are able to deem whether the entertainment their children are watching is appropriate.Disney keeps children from being original and self sufficient by controlling the Tv that children watch. Some might say that parents are perfectly capable of deeming what is appropriate for their child but the underlying message behind mindless cartoons is able to effect the children. Written by Henry A. Giroux and Grace Pollock, authors of The Mouse that Roared, stated in their book, “But while Disney films do not promote extreme violence that has become central to many other forms of popular culture, they do carry cultural and social messages that require careful scrutiny.”(93). What Henry A. Giroux and Grace Pollock mean is that because Disney seems to have the same concerns as parents to keep children’s innocences by making entertainment that is free of violence. …show more content…
What parents might be oblivious to is the messages underlying in the entertainment.Disney’s lack of violence in films tricks parents into believing that Disney’s entertainment is safe to watch which leads the children to watching material that could affect culturally ard